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Lighting the Way

Collective progress requires collective action. We recognize the sustainability challenges facing our industries and we're ready to lead in addressing them, using our unparalleled experience to transparently share best practices, drive global harmonization and collaboratively raise standards and transparency.

Our joint responsibility

Sustainability connects and concerns all of us - people, companies and other organizations. Working together strongly improves our chances of progress – up and down the entire supply chain. We're therefore not only supporting our own customers and direct suppliers, we also endeavor to drive progress throughout our industries. We want to inspire and nudge all partners along the value chain to improve their sustainability processes. We strive to join and support the various cooperations and alliances that have been springing up globally. By sharing our knowledge and best-practices with our industry partners and equally learning from them, we're all improving and moving to a next level of sustainability.

HOW WE LIGHT THE WAY...

Banish the Microplastics | EMD Surface Portal
We offer effective, scientifically proven alternatives to microplastics: equivalent but sustainable solutions that let you eliminate them from cosmetic formulations and regain consumers’ confidence.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany x TRASCE Consortium | EMD Surface Portal
We are part of a consortium of 15 cosmetics industry companies that have announced that they have joined forces to create the TRaceability Alliance for Sustainable CosmEtics (TRASCE) to enhance traceability in key ingredient and packaging supply chains across the industry.
Certifications
Many new and creative labels and certificates have emerged in recent years to inform customers and consumers of healthy, safe and sustainable facts about products. Such labels and certificates are a confirmation of good practices, suitable product designs and a sustainable background. Many of our products meet such label and certificate (third party or self-assessment) criteria and we're happy to use them.
Harmonization & Verification
Global harmonization of CO2e calculation and reporting standards, combined with independant verification methods that are trustworthy and acceptable for all stakeholders, are prerequisites for sound environmental progress and a positive sustainability culture in our industries. Harmonized standards strengthen the comparability, consistency and decision usefulness of climate-related disclosures around the world.
Partnerships for Success
We understand that we cannot enact meaningful change on our own. That's why we work closely with partners across our value chain to drive collective action at scale.
Working Together Works Better
We truly believe in the power of cooperation, that supporting sustainable progress throughout our industries works better when we do it together. We're therefore actively scouting for initiatives and organizations that promote new standards and we love joining from the start as co-founders, like we‘ve been with some of these organizations.
Social
Sound sustainability policies include social and ethical factors, like how organizations interact with people, communities, society and respect human rights. At Surface Solutions this starts with our value system and our principles-based approach to our daily practices. We believe it's our duty to meet our fundamental responsibilities in topics like human rights, labor conditions and anti-corruption practices. We are incorporating social and safety factors in our policies to improve health and wellbeing for all people that interact in any way with our company, and we have strong internal guidelines to ensure we adhere to ethical business practices. We subscribe to the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact and have incorporated these in our internal guidelines for good behavior and practices.